We
firmly believe without a doubt that Stempy was a victim of VETERINARY
NEGLIGENCE
& SUBSTANDARD
CARE
that resulted in his
preventable death at the hands of BAD vetANN THOMAS,
DVM ~ RODEO DRIVE VETERINARY HOSPITAL ~ MESQUITE, TEXAS

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THOMAS, DVM,and
stillNOJUSTICE!Stempy's
death was PREVENTABLEhad
he
received competent veterinary care!

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HAPPENED TO
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Stempy
was a victim of alleged veterinary
negligence
/ veterinary
malpractice. The BAD
veterinarian who did this to Stempy was Ann Thomas DVM
of Rodeo
Drive Veterinary Hospital in
Mesquite, Texas. This website is dedicated to the memory of our beloved
little Shih Tzu boy - Stempy - and to exposing the BAD veterinarian - Ann Thomas DVM
- responsible for his negligent care and untimely death. We also aim to
expose the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners who often
protect these BAD
vets at the expense of the lives of Texas pets. NEVER blindly trust
your veterinarian.

Stempy
had a problem with bladder stones. This is a condition that needs to be
monitored and managed. There is much more to managing this condition
than just a diet change.
(Read this at
VeterinaryPartner.com to learn about Stempy's condition.)
Stempy was already on a prescription diet from his previous
veterinarian due to a previous problem with stones. This was dealt with
by his prior veterinarian nonsurgically.
We changed veterinarianss in the Fall of 2003 because we never saw the
same vet twice at our old clinic. We wanted a vet who would get to know
our dogs. It was then that we made the worst decision of our lives in
our choice of a new veterinarian.

Dr. Ann Thomas - Rodeo Drive Veterinary Hospital (aka Rodeo Dr. Vet Rodeo
Dr Veterinary Hospital Canine & Cat Corral , Rodeo Drive Animal
)
was a solo practitioner that was close to our home. We had started
buying Stempy’s prescription diet from Dr. Thomas in
September 2003. Since Dr. Thomas had never seen Stempy, she required us
to provide his records from his previous veterinarian in order to
dispense his prescription diet. (*-Note
that in Stempy’s
records
from Dr. Thomas, she claims that his previous records contained no
mention of his bladder stone history. If that is the case, then what in
the world was she doing dispensing a prescription diet to Stempy
without ever seeing him? Isn't that a failure to establish a
veterinarian/client/patient relationship?)
Dr. Thomas sold us Stempy’s prescription diet several times
before doctor and patient ever met.

Stempy met Dr. Thomas (aka
Ann K
Thomas DVM Ann Thomas DVM Ann K. Thomas DVM Ann Thomas, DVM Ann K.
Thomas, DVM Ann K Thomas, DVM Dr. Ann K. Thomas, DVM )
, of Rodeo Drive Veterinary Hospital (aka
Rodeo Dr. Vet Rodeo
Dr Veterinary Hospital Canine & Cat Corral Rodeo
Drive Animal ) for the first
time under adverse circumstances. In November of 2003, Stempy had a
urethral obstruction (Perhaps
both
Dr. Thomas
and the reviewing veterinarians for the Texas Board of Veterinary
Medical Examiners should review and study the following links on Urethral Obstruction
and Canine Retrograde Urohydropropulsion:
A Standard of Care )
caused by a bladder stone blocking his urethra. This is a medical
emergency. Of course, all we knew at the time is
that Stempy couldn’t urinate and he was very uncomfortable.
Dr. Thomas was able to wash the obstruction back to his bladder. As she
should, she took radiographs to see the stone, and she did a
urinalysis. Based on the urinalysis, she changed his diet. She sent
Stempy home wearing a catheter to wait a few days for a cystotomy to be
performed. We informed Dr. Thomas of a few seizure-like episodes Stempy
had experienced in his past because we were worried it would cause
problems with his anesthesia. Dr. Thomas responded to this information
by saying, “Oh really.” (Dr.
Thomas denies this
conversation ever occurred – we remember it vividly)
Stempy had his cystotomy and recovered well from surgery. Based on lab
results, Dr. Thomas again changed Stempy’s diet. Stempy had
one additional urinalysis at one post surgical follow up appointment
that contradicted the lab results and her again changing his diet. She
paid no attention and should have changed his diet again, but did
not...she left him on a diet not even formulated for bladder stones and
had him on this wrong diet for the remainder of his life.

From our extensive research after Stempy’s death (also see Consider
page of this website), we
learned that Dr. Thomas did not follow proper protocol starting with
this very first surgery. Dr. Thomas failed
to take post surgical radiographs after the cystotomy to verify removal
of all stones. Dr. Thomas
failed
to recommend quarterly urinalyses to monitor his urine. This is a MUST
for bladder stone patients as many patients form new stones in the
future. Dr. Thomas
failed
to recommend twice yearly radiographs. This is a MUST
with the goal being to catch new stones forming while they are small
enough to be removed non-surgically.

There were several opportunities to recommend a urinalysis or
radiograph to us to monitor Stempy’s condition. Dr. Thomas
never recommended anything.
(See Timeline
page of this website.)

In March of 2005, Stempy again
had a urethral obstruction. We were not sure that is what it was at the
time. Dr. Thomas failed
to take radiographs to ensure her diagnosis. She again washed the stone
back to the bladder to relieve the obstruction. A cystotomy
was scheduled for the following week and Stempy was sent home wearing a
catheter again. When we went to pick up Stempy post surgery, somehow the stone
had magically disappeared, so
no cystotomy was performed. We were never shown radiographs
to back up Dr. Thomas’ claim. No
future monitoring was recommended or performed.

In September 2005,
Stempy again
had a urethral obstruction that unblocked itself just prior to going to
see Dr. Thomas. Despite his prior history, Dr. Thomas failed
to take radiographs and failed
to diagnose bladder stones, even though she was told he was obstructed
and had been for a day until just prior to coming in. She said he just
had elevated sperm in his urine and sent him home.
This event right here is a FAILURE
TO DIAGNOSE and is BELOW
the standard of
care ESPECIALLY with his PRIOR
HISTORY of stones WITH THIS VET!

WHY in the HELL wouldn't you take an x-ray when you have just
been told that he had been blocked for a full day AND that WE suspected
stones again? Stempy had already had TWO prior episodes WITH
HER. This is a MAJOR
FAILURE
on her part. She must have had an aversion to using her x-ray machine -
was it outdated? Looking back on his care, we believe she purposely
avoided using her x-ray machine multiple times
- when any other vet would have AT LEAST
recommended an x-ray! VIOLATION?
We believe so. How
could the Texas Vet Board just dismiss this case?.

ONLY TWO WEEKS LATER, Stempy again experienced a urethral obstruction
from most likely the SAME STONE. FROM MOST LIKELY
THE SAME STONE THAT FIRST OBSTRUCTED HIM BACK IN MARCH 2005!(Calcium
Oxalate stones do NOT dissolve or just disappear - MAJOR FAILURE BY DR.
THOMAS - INEXCUSABLE!)
She AGAIN failed
to take radiographs to confirm diagnosis, location, and amount. She FAILED
to properly wash the stone back to the bladder and tried jamming the
catheter in to push the stone back to the bladder. She stated in his
records that she was unable to collect a urine specimen. She sent Stempy
home wearing a catheter and scheduled a cystotomy for the coming week.

How would she PASS
a catheter and NOT be able to obtain a urine specimen?
In fact, how did she relieve the distended bladder caused by the
obstruction and yet NOT be able to obtain a urine specimen?
As we now know, she had
LODGED
the catheter to the stone, so much so that she told us the she was
unable to remove the catheter. So this begs the question: How did she relieve
the distended bladder?
There was no cystocentesis done. Did she damage his urethra with the
very forceful - and unsuccessful - catheterization? The FAILURE
to x-ray on this day is OUTRAGEOUS.
Yet,
the Texas Vet Board looks the other way.

Dr. Thomas ONLY had permission to perform a cystotomy - nothing
else. She did NOT perform a
cystotomy. She had lodged the catheter to the stone with the forceful
catheterization she had performed. She was unable to remove the
catheter. She told us that Stempy, himself, removed the catheter, although this is
not what she wrote in his records.She
performed an unauthorized
procedure which she said was a perineal urethrostomy. This is not the
procedure she performed, as admitted by the board. SO SHE DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT SURGERY SHE PERFORMED? WAS SHE JUST MAKING STUFF UP
AS SHE WENT ALONG? Her own
vet tech stated she had NEVER performed that type of surgery before.
She cut our little boy from his anus to his scrotum - a NINE cm incision
- and NO NEW permanent or temporary opening was made - as would be
expected with a urethrotomy or a urethrostomy. Remember - we had ONLY
authorized a cystotomy. THAT'S IT. NOTHING ELSE. As previously
mentioned, three days before this unauthorized surgery, Dr. Thomas had failed
to wash the stone back to the bladder and had instead lodged the
catheter to the stone. She would have known this if she would have
taken a radiograph three days earlier when he was brought in. Instead,
Stempy was either still obstructed for those three days or she had
damaged his urethra and/or bladder when she attempted the
forceful catheterization.
(Take another look at
these links:Urethral Obstruction
and Canine Retrograde Urohydropropulsion:
A Standard of Care.) Instead
of referring us to a specialist, Dr. Thomas tried to fix her own disastrous failure.
If Stempy was in an emergency situation the day of surgery, then SHE is
the one who put him there with her FAILURES
three days earlier. INEXCUSABLE.
Are
these not violations? COME
ON!!

Stempy was in extreme
pain post surgery. We took him back to her EVERY DAY post surgery.
Stempy was not eating and was only dribbling urine. She
never properly examined him.
She just kept changing his pain medicine. Then she gave us a
tranquilizer with no pain killing abilities (Acepromazine)
and led us to believe it was yet another pain killer. This tranquilizer
lowers
the seizure threshold and is not recommended for brachycephalic breeds.

Two days post surgery, Dr. Thomas’ clinic DENIED
care to Stempy when his condition was deteriorating. The
clinic stated that Stempy would be IN PAIN for 2 or 3 more days and
then he would be fine and NOT
to bring him in
- YET they had just taken him completely OFF of painkillers! How INHUMANE is THAT?
Violation? Evidently not in Texas.

The very next morning, three days post surgery….Stempy
passed away. He was found unconscious and lifeless on his pillow. We
rushed him to this vet to no avail.

It is our contention that Stempy passed away because of that
unauthorized “surgery” that Dr. Thomas had NEVER
performed before that would have NEVER have been needed had Dr. Thomas
taken radiographs as needed and properly diagnosed and treated his
condition. There
is NO DOUBT in our minds that Dr. Thomas is 100% responsible for
Stempy’s preventable death.
Her attitude and failure to properly care for him those 3 days after
his unauthorized surgery - to the point that the clinic DENIED Stempy
care the night before he died - is deeply disturbing. Did she WANT Stempy
to die?

She
butchered our little boy!

(**NOTE: Dr. Thomas
never recommended or performed any blood tests prior to ANY of the
surgical procedures she performed. Check
the Records.)
(Visit the Expert
Opinion page of this website.)

"Blind
trust. THAT'S
why
we did not take him to another vet, even though things did not seem
right towards the end. We did not know then that this vet was an idiot
that was untrustworthy. Just like most people out there, we blindly
trusted our vet. Never in a million years did we think we needed to
worry about the veterinarian harming our dog. That is something we have
to live with for the rest of our lives.

But
let's be REAL CLEAR here....this vet was supposed to be the
professional here and she was CLEARLY negligent in his care. HER
failure caused his death. If we knew then what we know now, we would
have RAN to a different vet and saved his life. "

-- Greg & Cindy
Munson

(Visit
all the various
pages of this website for detailed information of the aforementioned
events.)

10/18/2008....A
couple of days ago we located 8 precious seconds of Stempy video from
7/13/2002 - 4 days before his 5th birthday. There is a possibility of
more video, but it is as yet not located. This brief video is a
treasured
find for us. Press play to watch:

November
18, 2008

San
Antonio, Texas -
KSAT -
ABC 12 - San
Antonio
television station KSAT - 12, the ABC affiliate, ran a story
November 18th on the Texas Veterinary Board and changes that citizens
are seeking. This is the second Texas TV station to cover Stempy's
Story (see KTVT footage further down this page). We are very grateful
and extend our thanks to KSAT for the great coverage.

February
2014 - Notice: Some older updates have been moved to the Contact page
to clean up the appearance of the Home page. Thank you for visiting.

The dead cannot cry
out
for justice;it
is a duty of the living to do so for them.

"Stempy,
we
think about you every single day! We love you & miss you so
much! Oh, how we long to hold you in our arms again; to hear your
little bark; to hear you snort at us; to see your little tail wag! Such
a beautiful little boy you were! Our promise to you: We will fight for
justice for you to the ends of the earth. You will NEVER be forgotten!"
Love always, Your Daddy & Mommy.

Never
blindly trust your veterinarian....

Stempy
died 3 days after surgery to remove a bladder stone, but there is so
much more to the story. We have filed a formal complaint (January 2006)
with the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the
veterinary negligence that Stempy endured at the hands of Ann Thomas,
DVM . We will update this site as we go through the process. (Dismissed
May 2006 - Dismissed again August 2006) Click on the links up above to
learn more about the veterinary negligence.

.

....your
pet's life may depend on it!

Veterinary
Negligence / Malpractice / Incompetence / Abuse is, unfortunately, a
growing problem in the United States and elsewhere. You must become an
informed consumer. While we hope that most veterinarians practicing
today are knowledgeable and compassionate professionals who truly care
about their patients, you just simply cannot leave it to chance. Our
personal experience has now made us painfully aware of the "other"
veterinarians out there that, in our opinion and as seen through our
eyes, are incompetent or could care less about you and your beloved
pet. If you don't do your "homework," your beloved pet could pay the
price with their life. Research complaints, diagnoses, medications,
etc. If the veterinarian recommends surgery, get a second opinion! For
more opinions and information on this topic, please visit our friends
at theVeterinary
Abuse Network .

VETERINARY
NEGLIGENCE & SUBSTANDARD
CARE

...at
the hands ofAnn
Thomas DVM- Mesquite,
Texas

CONDENSED
AND COMBINED VERSION OF THE 33+ ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:

(full
details are available by clicking the page links above)

IN
OUR
OPINION, AS SEEN THROUGH OUR EYES, AS PERSONALLY
WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND, AND AS
CORROBORATED BY THE MEDICAL RECORDS:

Dr.
Thomas had Stempy on the wrong prescription diet for 2 years and failed
to record dispensing his prescription diet on multiple occasions.

Dr.
Thomas never took postsurgical radiographs to verify removal of all stones

Dr. Thomas
failed to perform or recommend
any
aftercare or management that is required for Stempy's condition, canine
bladder stones (urolithiasis), beginning post-surgery in November 2003.

Dr. Thomas
failed to do full and complete
diagnostics (radiographs) on multiple occasions.

Dr. Thomas
failed to get consent and
performed
an unauthorized procedure on 9/27/05.

Dr. Thomas
had
a duty to refer this case
and she
completely failed by not referring this case to a specialist.

Dr. Thomas
failed to properly examine
Stempy for
2 days in a row following surgery on 9/27/05.

Dr.
Thomas'
staff refused to see Stempy
at 5 pm
on 9/29/05, even after being informed by phone of patient's
deteriorating condition. Client was told, specifically, "No! Do not
bring Stempy back in. He will be in pain for another 2 or 3 days."
Clinic stated he would be in pain for another 2 or 3 days, yet Dr.
Thomas had taken Stempy completely off of pain killers earlier this day
and put him on tranquilizers without client's knowledge (client was led
to believe that tranquilizer was yet another pain killer). Patient
passed away the very next morning.

Dr. Thomas
prescribed Acepromazine
despite it
having no pain killing abilities and failed to inform client that this
was a tranquilizer, not a pain killer, and despite having been informed
on 11/1/03 of Stempy's two prior seizures. Acepromazine lowers the
seizure threshold.

Dr. Thomas
failed to record shot she gave
to
patient on 9/28/05.

Dr. Thomas
wrote down the wrong procedure
performed on 9/27/05. She did NOT perform a urethrostomy.

Dr. Thomas
failed to follow client's
instructions and breached the verbal agreement the parties had that if
anything more severe than a cystotomy had to be performed on 9/27/05,
client would be immediately notified first so client could decide how
to proceed.

Dr. Thomas
withheld radiographs from
client for
8 months, and then provided unusable "pictures" of the radiographs on a
homemade cd-rom. Client is still waiting for the State Board to provide
usable x-ray film duplicates.

(click
the page links up above for a detailed listing of all of the alleged
violations)

NO
JUSTICE FOR
STEMPY!?!HEY
TEXAS VET BOARD! WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!~
WE DEMAND
JUSTICE!! ~

Surgery
can cause excruciating pain and distress, especially a botched surgery.
Ann Thomas, DVM has obviously forgotten how to recognize pain &
distress in the animals she is treating. Ann
Thomas, DVMhas
lost her concern for the distress that surgery can create.

----------------

Stempy
was literally in
worse shape and in constant extreme pain post surgery. It's why we took
him back up there every day post-surgery. She literally acted like we
were a bother to her post-surgery. She said, "Stempy was just being
whiney." We know ourdogs
extremely well.
Stempy was NOT being "whiney"... he was in excruciating pain!She
lied in his records about what we observed and reported to her. She
butchered our little boy. His incision was from his anus to his
scrotum. The incision was stitchedup w/
big, thick stitches. There was severe bruising. There was NO new ortemporary opening
made anywhere. We only remember
seeing him dribblesome
urine post
surgery....never a solid stream.

He
was in CONSTANT excruciating pain post 9/27/05 surgery.

She
severely hurt our little boy........She did not help him.

NO
PATIENT SHOULD BE WORSE FOR HAVING SEEN THE DOCTOR.TWICE DISMISSED

In
spite of
all evidence proving negligence.WHAT
IS GOING
ON HERE?OBVIOUSLY,
THE BOARD PROTECTS VETS...NOT OUR PETS.8/7/06
- OUR APPEAL HAS NOW BEEN DISMISSED

in
Fredericksburg, Texas -was
the reviewing
veterinarian who dismissed the appeal. He was the
President of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners at
the time of Stempy's complaint.
(update May 2008 - his six year term has now expired and he is no
longer a member of the Board.) Of course, we were not allowed any
contact during the appeal or complaint process.We
have made several attempts to communicate with Dr. Lastovica and the
other
Board members. There should be no problem with communication now, but
none of Board members have ever responded to us. We are waiting for
someone to explain how all 33 alleged violations were dismissed.

Dallas,
Texas - KTVT -
CBS 11-Dallas
/ Ft.
Worth television station KTVT - 11, the local CBS affiliate, ran a
two-part story March 21st and March 22nd on Veterinary Malpractice and
what happens in Texas whenyour pet is a
victim of a Bad Vet. Veteran
news anchor Tracy Rowlett, the "Walter Cronkite" of Dallas / Ft.Worth,
interviewed us for this story. Stempy's story was a prominent part of
both segments. We were verypleased with the
story and we aresincerely
appreciative
of Mr.
Rowlett
for
interviewing us and very
thankful to
Executive
Producer
John Sparks for contacting us
and arranging the interview.

It
took over
a year,
since the 2nd
dismissal, to get a Board Vet to talk to us as has happened recently.
In that period of time, we have attended 3 public Board meetings (there
are 3 a year) - voicing our objections, concerns, questions,
and asking to speak to a Board Vet. The Board Vet who finally
spoke to us was
NOT
Board President Robert Lastovica, DVM or the other2
Board Vets who supposedly "reviewed" Stempy's case.

Robert
Lastovica, DVM - Presidentof
the Texas Board
of
Veterinary Medical Examiners (at
the time of Stempy's complaint.)

In
fact, we even paid a visit to Dr. Lastovica last month (July
2007) at "Lastovica
Angus Farm," where he welcomes
visitors and even posts a map to the location.
We asked him
to please call us at his earliest convenience to discuss Stempy's case
and address our remaining questions and concerns. What did Dr.
Lastovica do? Face to face he was cordial and said he would
call us. He lied. After we left, he decided to squeal like a
stuck pig and "tattle" to Dewey Helmcamp, the Executive
Director of the Board.

Left
to right - Lee
Mathews - retiring General Counsel & Dewey Helmcamp, Executive
Directorof
the Texas Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners. Mr.
Helmcamp is the leader of this "Three Ring Circus."

We
are guessing the conversation between Dr. Lastovica and Mr.
Helmcamp probably went something like this:

*Helmcamp:"Well,
them mean old
Munson's! Don't they know we only
care about vets, not them and their pets? I'll fix them! I'll just send
a note to all Board Members warning them to have NO contact with the
Munson's at all! That'll fix them!"

*
- This is speculation & sarcasm on our part as to what their
conversation might have actually sounded like, but you get the idea. We
do know that Helmcamp, after
being contacted by Lastovica,did
indeed notify and warn all the veterinary board members to have no
contact with us . This is absurd. This is just
further proof of just how far
off
this Board is from performing its stated mission of protecting the
public. This Board is in desperate
need of reform.
Despite Helmcamp trying to prevent us from speaking with a
Board vet, we found one willing to speak with us recently. That
discussion was even more discouraging because it further revealed the
"anything goes" mentality of the Board. Truly a sad state of affairs
for pets here in Texas.

The
two original reviewing members who dismissed Stempy's case
were Guy
Johnsen, DVM of El Paso, TX and Bud Alldredge, DVM of Sweetwater, TX.
Dr. Johnsen wrote us a note forwarded to us through the board
in July
of 2007. It was his 'final analysis' of the case. Dr. Guy Johnsen, of Johnsen
Animal Hospital.
and former vice president of the Texas Vet Board, blamed US for
Stempy's death. It was obvious to us from his analysis that Dr. Thomas
had lied in her response to the board. We have NEVER been allowed to
see Dr. Thomas' response. Dr. Johnsen's letter was the most insulting
piece of garbage we have ever received. Greg responded to Dr. Guy W.
Johnsen at the October 2007 board meeting with a speech, the text of
which is below:

Greg Munson's speech - 10/11/2007:

"Dr.
Johnsen, You
did
a final analysis
of Stempy’s case on July 9th, 2007. In that analysis, you
state
that you will not entertain anymore dialogue from us on this matter.
Sir, we have NEVER been allowed to have ANY direct dialogue with you
regarding Stempy’s case, so it’s pretty obvious to
us that
you are never going to grow a conscious, and certainly not while
writing your analysis. You
state that you
read each
case 3 times. We find that a little hard to believe. Listen for a
moment and we’ll make that real clear for you. You
state that you
place
yourself in the shoes of the owner. Frankly, that statement is
downright insulting. You could NEVER objectively place yourself in the
shoes of any owner, and most certainly not our shoes. You
state that you
bounce
questions about the case off of SEVERAL outside sources. Please tell
us, Dr. Johnsen, why is it that you have no time to bounce questions
off of the persons who would have the MOST knowledge of the case? Those
persons would be the complainant. That would be us, Dr.
Johnsen. When the stories don’t match between the
complainant and licensee, you need to talk to both parties. You took
time to speak with the licensee, veterinary specialists, and other
private practitioners, but yet you have no time to EVER talk with the
complainant? How can you claim to put yourself in the owner’s
shoes when you NEVER EVEN TALK TO THEM?!? This is just downright
shameful. Your method is not just, nor is it fair. Did
you talk to
other
veterinarians in the Mesquite area to determine the community standard
of care? We did. We even submitted a letter from another Mesquite
veterinarian that supported our claim. Did you miss that when you were
reading Stempy’s case those 3 times? You
state that Dr.
Thomas
followed an acceptable surgical protocol. Since when is it acceptable
protocol to perform a procedure we had never authorized – a
procedure that Dr. Thomas had NEVER performed in her 20 years of being
a vet? She was in over her head. She should have referred
Stempy
to a specialist. It was not within the “penumbra of her
treatment
plan.” She had no “treatment plan.” We
were very
explicit and clear about what she had our permission for to perform. You
state that she
evaluated
Stempy via history. You read the case 3 times? Hmmm. Did you fail to
comprehend what occurred on Stempy’s visit two weeks prior?
Despite his HISTORY of stones, she failed to radiograph to check for
stones or correctly diagnose stones. You
state that Dr.
Thomas
performed pre-op blood tests. Dr. Johnsen, are you sure you even read
Stempy’s case ONE time? No blood tests were EVER performed.
No
blood tests are ever mentioned in the medical records. You
state that
nothing in the
records document our concern about the unauthorized procedure. Do you
really think that Dr. Thomas would document OUR concern about an
UNAUTHORIZED procedure SHE performed in the medical records that she
was falsifying? Now we are POSITIVE that YOU did not read what we
submitted. Ever cross your mind that Dr. Thomas is not being truthful?
Obviously, not for a second, as you bought her story hook, line, and
sinker. Well, guess what? She lied to you. You
state that Dr.
Thomas was
giving us financial leeway. Sir, money had never even been discussed
prior to surgery because she was only authorized to do a cystotomy.
Money had no bearing on whether or not we would have gone to a
specialist. When we went to pick him up POST-SURGERY, his bill was
twice the cost of the cystotomy performed in November 2003. We asked to
pay in 2 payments by check because the bill was twice what it was
supposed to be. She could have said no. We had other methods of payment
available. Your insinuation that we EVER put any type of financial
restraint on Stempy’s care is insulting! That is over the
top,
and frankly, you owe us an apology. Ditto,
our new
Shih Tzu, cost
us exactly $750. The only way we would have accepted this amount from
Dr. Thomas was for her to accept full responsibility. She did neither.
For you to suggest that we were money motivated shows how out of touch
you really are. You
obviously did
not read
everything we submitted. You have misjudged us and midjudged
Stempy’s case terribly. This is why the complainant MUST be
allowed to view and rebut the licensee’s response. This is
why
the complainant MUST be allowed to communicate with the reviewing
veterinarian during the process. Just
and fair? Not
even close. Good riddance."

Informalsare
not reported to the national database.
As far as the national database goes then, that wouldlower
the Texas
disciplinary rate to9.07%
.
PATHETIC!

Only4.79%
of all 397 complaints filed by the complainants resulted in a fine for
a respondent vet.
EXTREMELY
POOR!

Our
most prized possession:

September
20, 2010
- As we approach the
5
year anniversary of Stempy's passing in 10 days on September
30th, and Muffy's passing in 20 days on October 10th (learn more about
Muffy below), we have found something that we believed existed, but was
lost. Last week, while cleaning one of our closets, we found videotape
of Stempy and Muffy unseen since 2003, two years before their deaths.
This was filmed in April and September of 2003. Prior to finding this
videotape, we only had 8 seconds of Stempy and none of Muffy. There
could never be enough of either, but we are so happy to have this
videotape of them. Meet Stempy and Muffy: (If the video starts and
stops, let it play through one time and then rewatch it. That will fix
the starting and stopping.)

Muffy MunsonLhasa
Apsopassed
away 10 days after Stempy at the age of 17 3/4 years old.February
10, 1988 - October
10, 2005

~
SPECIAL THANKS TO PAT
WOOD, WHO LIVES IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM,
FOR GIVING MUFFY HER VIRTUAL WINGS ~

This Webring
Website is owned by:
Greg & Cindy MunsonSite Name:
In Memory of
Stempy - A Victim of a BAD Veterinarian

Muffy,
our beloved female Lhasa Apso, passed
away due to old age and cancer 10 days after Stempy on October 10, 2005
at the grand old age of
17 years
old.

She
is dearly
loved
and dearly
missed!

WE
LOVE YOU, MUFFY!

Greg
& Muffy - circa Christmas 1995

More
Stempy...

Stempy
was an AKC
champion-sired
male Shih Tzu. He was only 8 years old. He was truly a once in a
lifetime dog.

In
our opinion, he had about halfof
his life taken away from him due
to the negligent and substandardcare
he received at the handsof
his vet.

Unfortunately,Stempy's
veterinarian was:

ANN K. THOMAS, DVM

Rodeo
Dr. Veterinary Hospital

Mesquite, Texas

THE

WORST

VET

IN
TEXAS!!

In
our opinion,

we
think the DVM means:

(D)oesn't know

(V)eterinary

(M)edicine

Be
sure to click the page links at the top of the page
to learn all about the veterinary negligence that Stempy endured for 2
years because we were all-trusting of this vet. If
only we had
researched two
years prior.....

You
MUST do your research NOW BEFORE
IT IS
TOO LATE!

No
matter how great you "think" your vet may be, do not
leave it to chance!

There
is no 2nd chance for
Stempy
We miss you, little boy!
We willNOT
let you die in vain!

Hear
our good friends Stefani Olsen and Julie Catalano being interviewed on
Canton, Ohio radio station Q92 about veterinary malpractice
from
November 2008:

NOW
SHOWING:

FEBRUARY
12, 2009

Austin,
TX -Greg
Munson, co-founder of the Texas Vet Board Watch, and Julie Catalano,
founder of the Veterinary
Abuse Network, address the Texas
Veterinary Board at the
board's public meeting:

In
our
opinion, ANN K.
THOMAS, DVM is an incompetent
vet based on our experience with her and we would NEVER,
under any
circumstances, recommend her
to
anybody with a pet!

In
our opinion,
Stempy is also a victim of the TEXAS
STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS' complaint
system that is supposed to PROTECT
OUR PETS, but, instead, may
very well be protecting GUILTY
VETS!
Approximately 90% of consumer complaints filed in Texas against
veterinarians are ALL
DISMISSED
as no
violation found!

Notice:The
material presented on each page
of this website consists solely of the opinions, observations,
interpretations, & personal experiences of Greg & Cindy
Munson,
co-authors of this website, & should be considered in
that context. Also included on this website are text copies of material
submitted to and received from the Texas State Board of Veterinary
Medical Examiners,
along with copies of the medical records, as
received by Greg & Cindy Munson via facsimile, from Ann K.
Thomas, DVM.

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